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The Rock and Roll Era is generally dated from the March 25, 1955 premiere of the motion picture, “ The Blackboard Jungle .” This film ’ s use of Bill Haley and His Comets ’ “( We ’ re Gonna ) Rock Around the Clock ” over its opening credits, caused a national sensation when teenagers started dancing in the aisles.
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So, for that matter, are the newer dances -- the `` Kalmuk Dance '' with its animal movements, that genial juggling act by Sergei Tsvetkov called `` The Platter '', the rousing and beautiful betrothal celebration called `` Summer '', `` The Three Shepherds '' of Azerbaijan hopping up on their staffs, and, of course, the trenchant `` Rock 'n' Roll ''.
*" Big Dipper ", a song by Jethro Tull from their 1976 album Too Old to Rock ' n ' Roll: Too Young to Die!
On 15 March 2010, Andersson appeared on stage in New York with former wife Anni-Frid Lyngstad to accept ABBA's award of induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
In addition, John Lennon recorded a cover version of " Peggy Sue " on his 1975 album Rock ' n ' Roll.
He is credited by many with first popularizing this form of music in the early 1950s with his group Bill Haley & His Comets ( inspired by Halley's Comet ) and million selling hits such as, " Rock Around the Clock ", " See You Later Alligator ", and " Shake Rattle and Roll ".
Haley and his band were important in launching the music known as " Rock and Roll " to a wider, mostly white audience after a period of it being considered an underground genre.
After the record rose to number one, Haley was quickly given the title " Father of Rock and Roll ," by the media, and by teenagers that had come to embrace the new style of music.
* In 1982, John Swenson wrote Bill Haley: The Daddy of Rock and Roll ( published in the UK under the title, Bill Haley ).
However, the tracks were nonetheless included in the compilation box set Rock ' n ' Roll Arrives released by Bear Family Records in 2006.
In 2006, Bear Family Records of Germany released what is considered to be the most comprehensive ( yet still incomplete ) collection of Haley's 1946-1950 recordings as part of its Haley box set Rock n ' Roll Arrives.
", " Vive la Rock and Roll ", " So Right Toight ", " Football Rock and Roll ", and " Chick Safari ".
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame listed one song by Blind Lemon Jefferson of the 500 songs that shaped rock and roll.
Accordingly, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and received Lifetime Achievement Awards from the Rhythm and Blues Foundation and a Grammy Award from the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences.
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* Dix, John, Stranded in Paradise: New Zealand Rock and Roll, 1955 to the Modern Era, Penguin Books, 2005, ISBN 0-14-301953-8
The Red Rock area was located under a deep ocean basin during the Paleozoic Era 600 million years ago.
The event featured the first of many encounters at WrestleMania between Steve Austin and The Rock in the rivalry of the two most prominent and popular stars of The Attitude Era.
" At this time, McMahon reviewed the WWF's plans for the future, and saw the likes of Stone Cold Steve Austin, The Rock and D-Generation X leading what was to become " The Attitude Era ".
With its " Attitude Era " programming and the popularity of its wrestlers such as The Undertaker, Stone Cold Steve Austin, The Rock, Mick Foley, Triple H, Edge & Christian, Dudley Boyz and Kurt Angle, the WWF surpassed its arch-rival WCW.
There are also popular conservation areas along the St. Clair River, and a conservation area named Rock Glen Falls near Arkona along the Ausauble River internationally known for its Devonian Era fossils.
Paleozoic Era: During the Pennsylvanian Period a volcanic arc develops followed by the formation of the Basal Rock Unit ( volcanic breccias, lava flows, clastic sedimentary rock, Chert, Shale, Fossil-bearing Limestones ) during the Permian Period.
* Dix, John, Stranded in Paradise: New Zealand Rock and Roll, 1955 to the Modern Era, Penguin Books, 2005, ISBN 0-14-301953-8
* Pueblo I Era ( AD 750-900 ) remains are found at Rock Creek in Lower Glen Canyon, and in Navajo Canyon.
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